Stories tagged: "police brutality"

Law and Policy This screengrabs shows the arrest in Raleigh, N.C. of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died after being stunned repeatedly with stun guns on Jan. 17, 2023. Williams, 32, died at a hospital after being confronted and handcuffed by officers in a south east Raleigh neighborhood early Jan. 17, according to the report by Police Chief Estella Patterson. (City of Raleigh via AP)
Law and Policy Raleigh Police Release Video Showing Cops Tasing Man Who Died Shortly Afterward

Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died at a hospital after being confronted and handcuffed by officers in a southeast Raleigh neighborhood about 2 a.m. on Jan. 17, according to a report by Police Chief Estella Patterson released days later.

Associated Press Associated Press February 13, 2023 1:31 pm EST
Criminal Justice George White had an astounding political career, beginning in 1881 with his election from Craven to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 1885 he served in the State Senate. In 1896 White moved to Tarboro and launched a successful bid for a national seat. Voters in what was called the “Black Second” Congressional District, had already sent three African Americans to Congress. White was elected twice, and was the last remaining Black US Congressman when he introduced the first antilynching bill in 1900.
Criminal Justice This NC Lawmaker Called for an Antilynching Law 100 Years Ago. This Week, We Got One.

The US will finally make lynching a federal crime, after more than a century of attempts. C&P looks at the long road to justice. It only took 122 years to declare lynching a federal hate crime, after a long-sought bill passed Congress this week.  The Emmett Till Antilynching Act passed the US House with three...

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright March 9, 2022 6:39 pm EST
North Carolina When Matt Oxendine threatened to kill himself, his family called deputies for help. But deputies ended up shooting him to death. Collage from L to R: (1) A text message from Matt's cousin to Robeson County deputies attempting to call law enforcement off shortly before the shooting. (2) Matt with his daughter, Madison. (3) A photo of Matt Oxendine. (4) The Oxendine brothers from L to R, Greg, Marcus, Chesly, Matt. (5) A photo of Matt's car after police shot him 30 times in January. (Collage made by Rebecca Russ)
North Carolina A Police Killing, A Different Way of Looking at the Vaccine, and More Memorable NC Stories From 2021

C&P reporter Michael McElory shares his list of top stories from 2021 from a vaccine comparison to Patrick Swayze and an in depth interview with North Carolina’s poet laureate. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy December 27, 2021 9:49 am EST
Law and Policy Mourners attend the funeral for Andrew Brown Jr. May 3 at Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City . (Image via AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Law and Policy Reaction to Andrew Brown’s Death Shows Whose Lives Matter in Elizabeth City – And Beyond

As marchers and civil rights leaders seek to humanize the man killed by deputies in Elizabeth City, it’s white folks who need to be listening.

Billy Ball Billy Ball May 6, 2021 4:02 pm EDT
North Carolina Widespread protests after George Floyd's death did not contribute to any noticeable increase in coronavirus infections, officials say. (Photo for Cardinal & Pine by Grant Baldwin)
North Carolina Here’s How This Charlotte Woman Is Trying to Keep Police Accountable in her City

Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board was created to protect the public from police misconduct. The committee chair wants to make sure residents know how to navigate it.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright April 23, 2021 1:49 pm EDT

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, speaks while state Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley listens at an Executive Mansion news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Cooper and Kinsley announced that North Carolina would launch Medicaid expansion coverage on Dec. 1. Expansion will be able to start because Cooper said he'll let a state budget bill sent by the General Assembly last week to his desk become law without his signature. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) Healthcare How Biden’s American Rescue Plan helped NC finally expand Medicaid
In this 2017 file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods gather around a water source. The Chinese-owned company, which is one of the largest employers in Sampson County, NC, has been the subject of multiple "hog nuisance" lawsuits because the smells, the noise, and health concerns. But hogs are just one of the environmental concerns in this rural NC county. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) Agriculture ‘You can’t win for losing’: Inside Sampson County, NC’s environmental nightmare
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Elections Rev. Greg Drumwright and another BLM protestor raises their hands in a Black Power salute shortly after being released from the Alamance County Jail Saturday. (Photo by Sarah Ovaska/Cardinal & Pine)
Elections Threat of Pepper Spray Isn’t Stopping This Election Day Rally In North Carolina

After a peaceful voter turnout rally was violently and abruptly shut down in Alamance County this weekend, organizers pledge to return on Election Day to urge voters to the polls.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska November 1, 2020 6:03 pm EST
Criminal Justice Police have deployed a variety of violent tactics against protestors since May. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Criminal Justice ‘I Feared for My Life’: The Use of Unmarked Vans in Arrests Is More Common Than You Think

“This is the kind of thing that happens over and over and over and I'm glad attention is finally being paid to it, but this is not new. This is the kind of thing that’s been happening for years.”

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 28, 2020 12:59 pm EDT